Lead Compositor (VFX)

TL;DR

Lead Compositor (VFX): Establishing and delivering the final look of films, working closely with the VFX supervisor and other creatives with an accent on creating technical solutions and workflows. Focus on exploring new methods, researching and implementing the latest AI solutions, and publishing procedural, modular tools.

Location: London/Hybrid

Company

hirify.global is a company that creates real impact through agile teams.

What you will do

• Composite complex/hero shots in Nuke to final.
• Match live-action plates: lighting, perspective, grain, lens, and timing.
• Use clean plate and restoration skills for paint/roto/fixes.
• Build robust Nuke templates and tools for reuse across sequences.
• Plan bids, schedules, and reviews with Supervisors.
• Use ML/automation in comp where it helps.

Requirements

• Strong Nuke skills and a reel that shows invisible work.
• Solid grasp of technical compositing fundamentals, keying, projections, re-lighting in comp, deep ect.
• Understanding the internal workings of nodes, tools and workflows to achieve the expected visual result.
• The ability to accurately translate creative notes to technical execution.
• Colour literacy: ACES/OCIO, IDT/ODT awareness, show LUTs, plate parity.
• Editorial sense: Understanding of editorial principles.

Nice to have

• On-set awareness: HDRI capture, lens grids, witness cams, survey basics.
• Scripting: Python/TCL.
• Experience mentoring peers or leading small shot pods.

Culture & Benefits

• Faster growth opportunity: Step into sequence-lead, then 2D lead and VFX Sup.
• Hands-on R &D time: Try new comp/ML tools and experience new technologies.
• Tool ownership: publish studio-level templates and maintain them.
• Cross-department learning: lighting/FX/lookdev sessions to deepen film sense.